War, Vict. Pr. Leics/MGC

Thomas Peach enlisted into the Leicester Regiment and was to see action on the Somme in 1916. During the fighting on the Somme, his Regiment took part in the Battle of Bazentin Ridge on 14th July 1916. Sometime in 1916, Thomas Peach was to transfer to the Machine Gun Corps with the number 25143, where he was to see action for the rest of the war.